Deceptive Simplicty – Stone Sculpture by Australian Artist Senden Blackwood
Senden Blackwood is an Australian sculptor who has been heavily inspired by his previous study in object design, as well as his family background in architecture, painting and illustration.
Simple, Strong & Sustainable – Furniture by Australian Maker Benjamin Baldwin
I was taken aback by the simplicity in Australian designer and maker Benjamin Baldwin's furniture from afar, up-close all the joints and fine details come through. It's really something to behold.
New Work at OEN Shop – Autumn 2015 Ceramics from Mushimegane Books
For Autumn 2015 we've received a new batch of ceramics from talented Japanese potter Misa Kumabuchi, she uses varied glaze effects to achieve these matte speckled colours.
Film by Takashi Kuroyanagi – Handmade Japanese Paper of Kurotani Kyoto
Takashi Kuroyanagi has visited many workshops in Kyoto to record the techniques of the various craftsmen based there, this subject is Kurotani, a paper making town near Kyoto.
Make It Up Yourself – Experimental Furniture by Spanish Designer Marc Morro
Marc Morro is co-founder of AOO, a small furniture company from Barcelona that aims to make simple everyday objects that explore the functionality in anonymous furniture.
New Feature on the Danish Horn Craftsmen at Hornvarefabrikken
Our newest feature gives us a look inside the Hornvarefabrikken atelier in Bovlingbjerg, Denmark where their craftsmen create beautiful hornwares to stand the test of time.
WOOD-TONE – Unique Constructivist Lamps from Wood and Brass
A series of five unique lamps by Portuguese designer Carlos Borges, with his inspiration being the artistic and architectural philosophy of Constructivism.
Derived from a Simple Stream – The Water Cup by Stefan Andersson
Inspired by a simple stream, Swedish potter Stefan Andersson has designed and made this fantastic stoneware water cup coated with a fine porcelain slip.
Glassblower Yamato Ishioka by Tanaka Yoshiori
Vancouver based photographer Tanaka Yoshiori highlights Glassblower Yamato Ishioka, showing him working behind closed doors at his studio in Yasaka village, Nagano.
Woodwork by Japanese Maker Tomokazu Furui
I’m pleased to introduce a new maker in the shop, one that's very skilled and who's an expert at manipulating wood in to beautiful form. A Japanese woodworker that goes by the name of Tomokazu Furui.
Functional Silverware by Jacqueline Scholes
I was fortunate enough to connect with Jacqueline Scholes who provided me with some fantastic imagery and a good idea of her design process, also what inspires her and how she became a silversmith.
Refined by Fire, Potter Clayton Amemiya
This short film captures "nature as inspiration" first hand thanks to Clayton Amemiya, a Hawaiian artist who was originally taught in Okinawa by Japanese master potter Seisho Kuniyoshi.
